unrecognised hd

I had an iminant hard drive failure followed by not being able to boot from the hd.

I have replaced the drive and reinstalled xp and changed the jumpers on the old fujitsu mgp3409at drive to use as a slave for data recovery. but this is not even recognised by my bios whether on auto or with the heads entered.

I have tried it on the dvd ribbon.

The drive spins and makes one gentle clunk so i think the heads are not stuck.

I gotta say I have a drive on a channel by itself set to slave
I don't think you need a master per channel for drive to work
here's one take on bad drives like this one
the old precussion method (light tappping on the side to free the stuck head)
the freezit method put in a freezer for an hr or 2 install cold to get your data
PS make sure there is no ice or condensation on it.
you can buy a similar working drive and try swapping out the controller
this I have done and it works.
before you go through all this check in computer management under storage and see if the OS shows it.
If it is showing up here than you have other issues
also last place to check for drive response is in your bios

Samstoned, I have a suggested addition to your freezit recommendation. I suggest you add putting the component into a ziplock type plastic food storage bag to minimize ice or other contamination concerns. Just my 2 cents.